Two loops of three stages, plus a third visit to the day-opening Fiuggi – Guarcino test make up Sunday’s deciding action on Rally di Roma Capitale, round three of the 2021 FIA European Rally Championship.

A tight battle is raging in the Clio Trophy by Toksport WRT with 12.2s covering the top three after seven stages of Rally di Roma Capitale.

Ken Torn overcame a powersteering issue to top the ERC Junior order on Rally di Roma Capitale’s opening leg.

Florian Bernardi was leading ERC3 by 3.8s on his return to the FIA European Rally Championship. But an off on SS5 left his Renault Clio Rally4 too badly damaged to continue.

Javier Pardo has continued where he left off on ORLEN 77th Rally Poland by leading ERC2 on Rally di Roma Capitale in his Suzuki Motor Ibérica-entered Swift Rally2 Kit.

Andrea Crugnola is winning a gladiatorial-style battle for Rally di Roma Capitale glory with Giandomenico Basso, upstaging the double European champion to lead by 5.4s following an action-packed day in the searing Italian sunshine.

Nikolay Gryazin insists giving up was never an option, despite a damaged front-right tyre dropping him from the lead battle to 60th position among the FIA European Rally Championship contenders on Rally di Roma Capitale this morning.

Andrea Crugnola leads round three of the FIA European Rally Championship by 2.5s ahead of Giandomenico Basso.

Yoann Bonato reckons he’ll have no problems handling the heat on Rally di Roma Capitale.

Following the spectacular Caracalla ACI Roma stage on the streets of the Eternal City yesterday evening, Saturday’s itinerary features six stages over a timed distance of 64.18 kilometres as round three of the 2021 FIA European Rally Championship begins in earnest.